 Jodokast96Stupid people really piss me off.Premium
join:2005-11-23
Erial, NJ
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Re: Really? But once again, the big difference here is who paid for the lines in the first place. With government subsidized lines over there, you should expect to see a more open way. |
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 jgkoltPremium
join:2004-02-21
Lakewood, OH | i agree just mentioning the gov can shift its military resources to somewhat trivial stuff like this. Granit i want faster internet speeds but the safety and security is number one in the states. They also have problems over their supplying the bandwidth the consumer demands. I'm playing devils advocate here bty.
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said by Jodokast96:But once again, the big difference here is who paid for the lines in the first place. With government subsidized lines over there, you should expect to see a more open way.
It's nice to see that someone actually realizes and mentions this important piece of trivia. The government can do whatever it wants with it's own resources (which of course are ours to begin with) but should keep their greedy paws off what isn't theirs. Yes Verizon, AT&T, Quest etc are greedy but why shouldn't they be? After all they ARE in the business of making money and NOT in the business of ensuring free or low-cost internet to every man, woman, child and cow in the country. |
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 PiggieI Actually use WindstreamPremium
join:2005-11-23
Orange Springs, FL | Yeap, right or wrong, that little piece of trivia is the difference.
While I see capitalism force some technology faster and cheaper , seems in as many cases it allows companies to hold back and squeeze the last nickels out of a system.
And the latter seems to be becoming more and more of the status quo. Very similar to the 1880's and 1890's. History repeats itself.
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said by Jodokast96:But once again, the big difference here is who paid for the lines in the first place. With government subsidized lines over there, you should expect to see a more open way. Wait, wasn't our copper infastructure wholly funded by the governmnt prior to 1985? Not to mention the $15 worth of line items on your phone bill today which the government "requires" the telcos to collect to maintain their network (which by the way the telcos spent literally hundreds of millions lobbying politicians to pass laws whereby the telcos are forced by the government to collect those fees for themselves!)
I have friends at AT&T who drink from the company cool aide and we debate how AT&T and Ed Whitacre have damaged the country by snuffing out telecommuniction development. If the telcos hadn't successfully lobbied the reversal of the Telecom Act of 1996 over the last 10 years then we could be just as wired as Japan.
But the media won't cover that story because it's not run a negative story about Verizon or AT&T when they are their biggest advertisers. Politicians aren't going to go after their biggest campaign contributors. So we continue in this cycle with no end in sight. |
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 kontosxyzzy
join:2001-10-04
West Henrietta, NY | Wait, wasn't our copper infastructure wholly funded by the governmnt prior to 1985?
Do you really think it was? |
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